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Why are breast augmentation patients always so darn surprised that it hurts?

Why does Dr. Diety always think his patients are going to go home from surgery the same day when they always end up as complicated inpatients?

Why does "q" mean "every"?

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Specializes in tele, oncology.

Why does our toothpaste come in "clean mint flavor"? Seems redundant to specify...who would want "dirty mint flavor"?

Why are our oral care swabs lemon flavored? How many people suck on lemons when they want a clean feeling mouth?

Why is it that every time I have to stick a Foley in a demented, combative LOL, she invariably has the most screwed up anatomy any other burse has ever seen? (Of course, I've seen it before...the last one I popped a Foley in looked that way!)

Why is it that the only times my kids are sick enough to go to the doctor is after I just went through all seven circles of hell the night before at work? I'm sure there have been other parents there who think I'm on crack b/c of how strung out I look by then...

Why is it that my husband always calls me for mundane issues like "what should I make for dinner" when I'm coding or rapid responding a pt? It's like he's psychic.

Conversely, why is it that a pt always decides to go bad when I'm in the middle of a conversation with hubby that starts out along the lines of "I think one of the kids gave the other a concussion..."

Why is it that the sickest pt you have always has the doc you are guaranteed to NOT be able to get ahold of in the middle of the night?

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Specializes in Intermediate care.
Why can't fully functioning patients move their own cell phones two inches to the left?

hahahaah. IIm so easy going...i'll go with whatever, but deep down i'm asking the same exact question!!

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Specializes in Orthopaedic Nursing; Geriatrics.
sorry if this upsets any one. i am a newbie on here. I am an 8 year vet as stna 3/4 of the way through lpn school but my question is why do nurses put call lights on when residents want water, taken to Br, of transfered to bed. I know they are busy but if the residents does not have alarm the nurse could taken to br and told to pull light, pouring water from pitcher to cup or transfering to bed does not take that long. ok i guess i will make a lot of enemies know just had to get that off my chest.

If you upset anyone, I will too. The number one reason all of these things happen is because the nurse is lazy. Period. Sometimes too busy doing things that can't be delayed - walking to the BR would take time. But pouring water? Pure laziness. AndI have been a nurse for 38 years and WOULD walk that patient to the BR!

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Emergency, CEN.
sorry if this upsets any one..(snip)..why do nurses put call lights on when residents want water, taken to Br, of transfered to bed...(snip)...

(This is a joke!)

:eek: We can do that?! Oh man, now I can't wait to go to work to try it! :lol2:

The CNAs here would kick my butt from here to Heaven if I ever tried to pull something like that.

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Why does "I know you're busy" precede every time wasting question?

Why do so many patients think hand washing = running finger tips under cold tap for five seconds?

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Why is that patients are struck totally dumb when the doctor is in the room? Then when he's moved on to another patient they call the nurse to their room to ask the results of their CBC or when can they go home?

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Specializes in LTC.
sorry if this upsets any one. i am a newbie on here. I am an 8 year vet as stna 3/4 of the way through lpn school but my question is why do nurses put call lights on when residents want water, taken to Br, of transfered to bed. I know they are busy but if the residents does not have alarm the nurse could taken to br and told to pull light, pouring water from pitcher to cup or transfering to bed does not take that long. ok i guess i will make a lot of enemies know just had to get that off my chest.

Wish I had an answer for you on that one. I mostly work in LTC and it takes a lot less time to put somebody on the pot or fill their water pitcher than it does to hunt down an already harried aide. :D

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Wish I had an answer for you on that one. I mostly work in LTC and it takes a lot less time to put somebody on the pot or fill their water pitcher than it does to hunt down an already harried aide. :D

I have an answer. If I'm in the middle of a med pass and a resident says, 'while you're here, can you...?' I'll put the call light on. It's a scope of practice/time management issue. I have about 3 minutes per resident, and that includes time spent at the cart popping pills out of cards, mixing Miralax, etc. I CAN take them to the restroom/pour water/fetch a blanket/etc., but while I'm doing that no meds are getting passed. I was told by management that the appropriate response (during a med pass ONLY) is, 'I'm sorry, I can't help you right now, but I will let your aide know." What actually happens (because I feel like the world's biggest jerk if I say that) is I put the light on and start assisting the resident. When the aide answers the call light, they take over and I go back to passing meds. I have to say, most of the aides I've worked with are wonderful--it's rare that I finish a task.

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Specializes in Step-down, cardiac.
It's a scope of practice/time management issue. I have about 3 minutes per resident, and that includes time spent at the cart.

I learned something vital on here a week or so ago from a LTC nurse. She said, "In LTC, nothing stops the med pass. NOTHING." If a resident needs water/food/whatever, turn on the bell or ask an aide. If a resident falls, assist them until someone else gets there, then let them take over. Nothing stops the med pass, because if it does, the meds will never get done. I thought it was a great point and one I intend to remember when I'm a real nurse.

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i understand about med pass i was speaking of put the light on or come find aide just so they can continue to flirt or bs or READ A BOOK !. I really hope Real Nurse did not mean RN as oppossed to Lets Play Nurse(LPN). yep pretty sure i've ****** off more better just sign off now

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Specializes in Trauma, MICU.

Why is tube feed vanilla flavored?

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Why do patients fill the spec cup up to the brim-- with urine dripping down the side... and then set it down on the nurses' station?

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